Malans tourism and travel guide

Visit Malans: highlights and tourist information

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Malans is situated in the Doubs department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Malans is 340 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Cleron at 5 km and Ornans at 11 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Ornans hotels

Malans, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Malans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Doubs

Map of places to visit near Malans

Markets in and near Malans

• Levier: market Wednesday (12km)
• Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Arbois: market Friday (25km)
• Pontarlier: market Thursday (29km)
• Champagnole: market Saturday (35km)
• Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (41km)
• Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (55km)
• Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (55km)
• Bletterans: market Tuesday (55km)

More information about Malans, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Malans, France

What to do at Malans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Malans.

Heritage sites

• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (19km)
• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (20km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (17km)
• Chateau-Chalon (45km)
• Baume-les-Messieurs (48km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pontarlier (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin à la Faulx (41km)
• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (49km)
• Parc de l'Etang (52km)
• Jardin du château du Talmay (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Besancon (21km)
• Dole (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Poudrey (22km)
• Forêt de la Joux (23km)
• Défilé d'Entre-Roches (33km)
• Gorges de Remonot (39km)
• Source - la Seille (41km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (41km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (43km)
• Lac du Fioget (44km)
• Lac de Chalain (46km)
• Lac du Vernois (46km)
• Lac de Narlay (46km)
• Lac de Chambly (48km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins-les-Bains (16km)
• Arbois (25km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Citadelle de Besançon (20km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Malans is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Malans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amancey, Amondans, Bolandoz, Cademene, Chatillon-sur-Lison, Cleron, Courcelles, Cussey-sur-Lison, Deservillers, Eternoz, Fertans, Lizine, Rouhe, Rurey, Saraz and Scey-Maisieres.

This page in French: Visiter Malans